Sweet Potato.

Here is a quick update on baby Evans. This week baby Evans is the size of a sweet potato. This afternoon I had a Dr. appointment just to check things out. Everything is looking good and baby's heartbeat was a normal 147. The most exciting news of the day is that 2 weeks from tomorrow we get to find out whether baby Evans is a boy or a girl! I seriously cannot wait!! I am very hopeful that our little one will cooperate and show us his/her parts. :) Other than that, nothing too noteworthy to report.

8 days left of school!!!!

Hugs,

Meredith

Avacado.

I was reminded today of a verse in the Bible that says, "This too shall pass." Well, I am currently claiming that verse and I intend on taking it quite literally. I have been home for the past day and a half trying to pass a kidney stone. This is my second one and I do not remember the first ever being this painful. I have been drinking so much water that I feel like I could float away. I am taking Tylenol to help ease the pain and I am drinking a yummy mixture of lemon juice and olive oil which is supposed to help the stone more easily. So far, nothing has passed. However, today I have experienced much less severe pain that I was experiencing yesterday. I could hardly move, much less get comfortable yesterday afternoon. Thankfully, I have the best family in the entire world. Yesterday my mom drove over here just to bring me some lemons and some olive oil (we were out) so that I could make that nasty drink. We sat on the couch and talked for a while and I could not have been more grateful to have her here. Then my hubby came home from work and brought me a chocolate milkshake and catered to my every need. Today I woke up still in some pain so I decided to stay home and try and rest and get this thing to pass. My dad came over and took me out to lunch and then spent the whole afternoon with me. It was so nice to just sit and relax at home and be able to spend some time with the man I call my hero. Then hubby came home from work today and brought me Chick Fil A ice cream with chocolate syrup. Oh, how I love that man! Needless to say I feel very loved and blessed.

Ok, enough about me...on to baby Evans. Again, not a lot has changed other than the fact that baby is now the size of an avacodo. We go back to the Dr. on the 31st and then we will schedule our ultrasound appointment! I still feel like my "baby bump" is really just a "baby is making me hungry all the time so I'm eating everything in sight bump." I'm sure it will start to feel/look different in the coming weeks. I think that is all for now. Until next time...

Hugs,

Meredith

Orange.

Baby Evans is the size of a navel orange this week and is 4.5 in, and 2-3 oz. Today is day 100 of my pregnancy and I am in my 15th week. I'm thankful to be in my 2nd trimester now. I have been feeling a little less tired. {Note I said a little.} We got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time at our last appt. on May 2nd. That was a really neat experience and I can't wait to get to hear it again and see a picture of our little one. Everything was looking good at our last appt. and we have our next one on May 31st. That appt. will be a regular check to make sure that everything is still looking good. The appt. after that will be our appt. to find out the gender of our little baby!!! So, sometime in June we will finally know! I am so excited about that appt. I can hardly stand it! Justin, Minnie and Baby made my Mother's Day very special! I got a very sweet card and some great gifts. I seriously have the most amazing husband! I can't wait to watch him as a dad. :)

Speaking of my hubby, he is sitting beside me on the couch and he cancelled his plans for tonight just to hang out and relax with me. With that being said, I'm going to end this blog by saying thank you to those who read my updates. As more things begin to happen/change with me and baby Evans, I will update more frequently.

xoxo,

Meredith